History

In the 1930s, Dewey was widened to make room for highway traffic. Nearly 100 years later, it may be changing again.

Formed this week in 1955, the Sapulpa Auxiliary Police force was made up of more than 60 Sapulpans that agreed to be "called to duty at any time of the day or night."

Read about how Sapulpa's schools were affected by the Great Depression, plus see photos of Sapulpa's bygone school buildings.

Fire Chief Collier, 76 at the time of his retirement, had been a member of the Department since April 1, 1913.

The famed Frank House—the quirky and unique home of Frankoma Pottery founder John Frank and his family—is undergoing extensive renovations and restorations after being purchased by renowned architect Dan Naegele and his partner Jennifer Russell.

See photos and the information that caused newspapers to say “no town in Oklahoma or in the southwest offers a better or safer field for investments than Sapulpa.”

The Sapulpa Historical Society and Museum will display “Tour de Quartz” exhibit during the month of April in conjunction with the Oklahoma Arts Institute.

April Fools might be over, but the laughs are still rolling in This Week in Sapulpa History. How did this meter reader get a big parking fine?

During the last week of March and the first days of April in 1947, Frankoma Pottery had a busy week within and outside their facility in Sapulpa. The company purchased a new kiln and began building six Veteran homes.

Almost non-existent today, at one time Sapulpa's traffic was directed by oblong iron "frogs." Can you spot them in these before-and-after photos?